Jon Jory

Jon Jory, whose reign as head of Actors Theatre of Louisville, restocked the American repertoire with new plays, is a frequent director and commissioned playwright for Arizona Theatre Company.

BIOGRAPHY

Jon was Producing Director at Actors Theatre of Louisville from 1969-2000, where he founded the Humana Festival of New American Plays. He has directed on and Off-Broadway and at many regional theatres and is currently Professor of Acting and Directing at University of Washington. Jon has directed internationally in nine countries and is the recipient of numerous awards, including The Drama League’s Outstanding Contribution to Theatre Award, American Theatre Association’s Award for Distinguished Service to Theatre, the Margo Jones Award twice for the production of new plays and recently the ATA Distinguished Career Award. He has directed nearly all the world premiere productions by playwright Jane Martin including Keely and Du, Talking With, Mr. Bundy and Anton in Show Business, among many others.